by Saeed Khan When I was in university, my major was Physics, and for whatever crazy reason I took a number of Computer Science and Applied Math courses as electives. [ … ]
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New Download – Building a Better Beta (Program)
by Saeed Khan I wrote this article many years ago, after I ran a long and thorough beta program for a major release. I wrote the article to share some [ … ]
Join us on Twitter for upcoming Product Management talks
by Saeed Khan The team at Brainmates have started a series of weekly Product Management discussions on Twitter (@ProdMgmtTalk). They go by the hashtag #ProdMgmtTalk. You can find a full [ … ]
Guest Post: Do you have a roadmap for your Product Managers?
NOTE: The following is a guest post from Leslie McKay. If you want to submit your own guest post, click here for more information. —– There’s little doubt that Product [ … ]
4 questions to help determine the value of your new product
By Saeed Khan Way back…I mean way, way back — I think it was in the 1980s — yes, that far back, I started a small consulting business with a [ … ]
Are you keeping those New Year’s Resolutions?
By Saeed Khan In late December, Prabhakar had a post with a few suggested New Year’s Resolutions. Our crack team of researchers 🙂 tell us that by the end of [ … ]
Product Management lies at the heart of Innovation
By Saeed Khan Ask 10 people for a definition of the word “innovation”, and you’re likely to get 10 different answers; maybe more depending on who you ask. Don’t believe [ … ]
“One step at a time” can fail you
By Alan Armstrong Jackie, a colleague for over 15 years, recently shared with me her mantra in times of confusion: “One step at a time”. When things get overwhelming, Jackie [ … ]
Product Management is spreading…technologists take note!
By Saeed Khan Back in 2000, before the tech bubble burst, I saw an interview with Steve Jurvetson – now a Managing Director at venture firm Draper Fischer Jurvetson. Steve [ … ]
Design: Forethought or Afterthought? How to use design to increase differentiation
“Design” has the ability to differentiate your company and your product, yet few of you are investing in real design. If I were starting a software company, I would start [ … ]